https://chinaroots.org/en/tags/huang-yizhu/Recent content in Huang Yizhu on ChinaRoots - Digital Local ChroniclesHugoen-usSat, 04 Apr 2026 07:31:57 +0800https://chinaroots.org/en/posts/xiamen-industrial-archives-pioneers/Sat, 04 Apr 2026 07:31:57 +0800https://chinaroots.org/en/posts/xiamen-industrial-archives-pioneers/Based on digital archives like the 'Xiamen City Gazetteer' and 'Overseas Chinese Records,' this article explores the industrial layout of Nanyang tycoons like Huang Yizhu and Tan Kah Kee in early 20th-century Xiamen. Covering four major pioneering industries—waterworks, papermaking, sugar refining, and more—this data-driven guide helps the Chinese diaspora reconstruct family industrial legacies and witness the historical value of their ancestors' patriotism.https://chinaroots.org/en/posts/xiamen-nanyang-industrialists-overlooked/Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:30:00 +0800https://chinaroots.org/en/posts/xiamen-nanyang-industrialists-overlooked/Drawing from Xiamen and Longhai local chronicles, this article uncovers the contributions of overseas Chinese industrialists beyond Tan Kah Kee. Records show that overseas Chinese capital accounted for [80% to 90%] of Xiamen's modern national industry. It details how pioneers like Huang Yizhu, Yang Gefei, and Chen Tian'en led the way in water supply, canning, and papermaking, transforming [580 million USD] in remittances into the foundation of urban modernization.